Germany belongs to NATO. It is allied with member nations of NATO.
West Germany joined NATO in 1955.
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During the Cold War, the nation of Germany was partitioned into two nations, which were West Germany, which was allied with NATO, and East Germany, which was a member of the Warsaw Pact.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The US was a founding member of NATO in 1949. The US, Canada, the UK, France, Iceland, Norway, Italy and 4 other nations were original members.
Two important tasks of the Germany troops are to defend Germany against external threats and to participate in international peacekeeping missions as part of NATO or the United Nations.
The original North Atlantic Treaty was signed in April of 1949 (not 1948), and the original signing members included:BelgiumCanadaDenmarkFranceIcelandItalyLuxembourgNetherlandsNorwayPortugalUnited KingdomUnited States of America
The member nations of NATO agreed to come to the aid of any country that was under attack.
A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe. Organized in 1955 in answer to NATO, the pact included Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union.
NATO
The original intention of NATO was to create a mutual defense pact against the Soviet Union. NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.